Thirty-eight Sri Lankan nationals have been arrested in Karnataka’s Mangaluru for staying illegally for over a month, police mentioned.
Police mentioned town’s crime department made the arrests from personal lodges and houses primarily based on data acquired from Tamil Nadu police and intelligence companies.
He mentioned unlawful immigrants had been dropped at India with the promise of getting jobs in Canada.
He mentioned that as per preliminary investigation, the Sri Lankan nationals had been first dropped at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu by boat round March 17 and after that they had been to go to Canada by sea.
However, as a result of tight vigil in the course of the meeting elections in Tamil Nadu at the moment, Sri Lankans had been shifted by street to Bengaluru after which to Mangaluru, the police mentioned.
He mentioned that the Lankans had been mentioned to have paid Sri Lankan rupees as much as Rs 10 lakh to the agent to facilitate their journey to Canada.
The unlawful migrants had been dwelling in Mangaluru claiming to be each day wage laborers and fishermen from Tamil Nadu.
Police mentioned six locals who helped them with meals and keep within the metropolis have additionally been arrested.
He mentioned a case has been registered beneath numerous sections of the IPC, Foreigners Act and Passport Act and additional investigation is on.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
